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  • Byrne Farm, Cool Climate Classics: The 2021 Releases

    Byrne Farm, Cool Climate Classics: The 2021 Releases

    Following the difficult farming conditions in 2020, which saw this producer release just one out of three wines, 2021 proved a welcome return to normality in Jeff Byrne’s adopted region of Orange. After four years of drought, this vintage came through with a very cool summer and above-average rainfall, ultimately delivering a measured crop of bright fruit with vibrancy, purity and structure to the fore. So, feast follows famine and Byrne’s skilled hand in the cellar has made the most of nature’s benevolence.

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  • Bannockburn: The Brilliant New 1314 Releases

    Bannockburn: The Brilliant New 1314 Releases

    I know we’re beginning to sound like a broken record, but there’s no hiding it under a bushel: 2022 is an exceptional year for our Victorian producers. Matt Holmes is only slightly more measured in his appraisal of Bannockburn’s 2022 vintage than Luke or Barney, where location played a crucial role in their “best ever” releases under the Crudo and Stagiaire labels respectively. Even so, to hear Matt describe this as “the best 1314 release in the last three years”, speaks volumes.

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  • Domaine Laroque d’Antan : A Vineyard in my Glass

    Domaine Laroque d’Antan : A Vineyard in my Glass

    In 2005, France’s pre-eminent soil scientists, Claude and Lydia Bourguignon purchased a historic yet dilapidated terroir outside the southwest AOC of Cahors. Set on a stony hillside of Kimmeridgian limestone, over the following decade (joined by their son Emmanuel) the Bourguignons meticulously restored the vineyard and its buildings from the ground up. It took these pioneers more than 10 years to release their first wine. We can tell you, emphatically, it has been well worth the wait.

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  • Domaine Bernard Baudry: New, Organic Chinon

    Domaine Bernard Baudry: New, Organic Chinon

    Matthieu Baudry is on fire. The wines from this domaine—be it red, white, or rosé—have never been better, a testament to the family’s superb organic vineyard work and its exceptional collection of terroirs. And they don’t miss a trick in the cellar, where natural yeast fermentation and low sulphur additions hold sway over the more aggressive handling one can often encounter in Chinon.

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  • Garagiste - Stagiaire Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2022, A “Spot On” Release

    Garagiste - Stagiaire Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2022, A “Spot On” Release

    Barney Flanders’ 2022 Stagiaire release is right up there with his best ever. Following last week’s Lambert release, it appears lightning has struck twice. So, what defines best ever at this address? We all know the vintage was pretty handy. Flanders himself compares it with 2017—the Everest of vintages at chez Garagiste—and tells us it’s nipping at the heels of the great 2021. 

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  • Verget: New White Burgundy (and Friends) from a “Reference Point for the Mâconnais” [Kelley]

    Verget: New White Burgundy (and Friends) from a “Reference Point for the Mâconnais” [Kelley]

     As is often the case, we taste through a comprehensive and eclectic range of whites. 2020 was an outstanding vintage across Burgundy, and there’s no exception here. It has the edge over 2019, and Julien gives us the quote of the day when he declares that 2020 was “the best vintage since I have been working here” (he is not at all prone to exaggeration). 2021 also looks very impressive; a challenging year of frost and hail, with cool temperatures offering a marked contrast to those solar years on either side. 

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  • Clos Larrouyat: Chablis of the South

    Clos Larrouyat: Chablis of the South

    Clos Larrouyat is a tiny, family-run domaine planted to just three hectares in Gan, located in the commune of La Chapelle de Rousse, just south of the regional capital of Pau. Jurançon’s Petit Manseng forms the lion’s share of the plantings, followed by Gros Manseng and the rare, underused Camaralet; all planted on sheltered, east-facing slopes in the coolest part of the appellation.

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  • Another Level: “The Best Crudo Wines We’ve Ever Made” [Luke Lambert]

    Another Level: “The Best Crudo Wines We’ve Ever Made” [Luke Lambert]

    The 2022 Crudo release sets a new high-water mark for this label, one that Lambert aims to maintain. This is neither happenstance nor luck. Firstly, last year Luke stopped all consultancy winemaking work to dedicate his focus solely to Lambert Wines. Secondly, there is now a singular source of fruit from a vineyard also operating on another level, farmed to the same high standards that Luke and his partner Rosalind employ at their own site in the Yea Valley.  

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  • Quinta do Noval: The Stellar 2020 Vintage Ports, the Remarkable Colheita Tawnies (and more)

    Quinta do Noval: The Stellar 2020 Vintage Ports, the Remarkable Colheita Tawnies (and more)

    Today’s offer comprises the most exciting and comprehensive Noval release we have yet shipped to Australia. Firstly, the two limited-production 2020 Vintage Ports are extraordinarily perfumed and profound releases, undoubtedly some of the most powerful and sensual young wines Noval has released for some time. Seely describes the expression as “extremely rich and powerful, voluminous, sensual, with great density” and a tannic structure that is “immense, but with remarkable finesse”. 

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  • Noble Rot - Issue 30: Don’t Sulphur Fools

    Noble Rot - Issue 30: Don’t Sulphur Fools

    In Noble Rot’s 30th Issue, Editor Dan Keeling asks, “Are the Sulphur Wars finally coming to an end?”. Keeling’s impassioned essay reels in the recent experiences of two talismans of the zero-sulphur movement, quotes the Bird (Charlie Parker) and, ultimately, argues for a cessation of hostilities. “We’re delighted that divisions over one of the most important methods for wine preservation and hygiene are fast giving way to a middle ground,” writes Keeling. Amen.

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  • Domaine Goisot: Biodynamic Burgundy That Won’t Break the Bank

    Domaine Goisot: Biodynamic Burgundy That Won’t Break the Bank

    The bewitching 2019 vintage delivered a super-rare combination of ripeness and freshness, with acidity levels similar to the exciting and racy Chardonnay vintages of ‘17 and ‘14. To quote Allen Meadows: “Fans of the domaine are used to seeing it consistently outperform with the modest appellations that it has, and they have done so again in 2019.”

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  • Exopto: Outstanding Old Vine & Single Vineyard Rioja

    Exopto: Outstanding Old Vine & Single Vineyard Rioja

    Much has transpired since we last visited Tom in Spain. Having arrived on a shoestring in 2003, Puyaubert now farms 30 plots spread across 22 hectares of vines (the majority of which are over 60 years old) in the western Sonsierra villages of Ábalos, San Vicente and Baños de Ebro. His latest acquisition was two hectares in Baños de Ebro in 2019, whose 60+-year-old Tempranillo and Viura vines will further underpin the quality of Puyaubert’s Horizonte label. 

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